Summary for Dover

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Located in: Strafford County (see below)

Time Zone: Dover lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (603)

Elevation: 120 feet [36.58 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Dover)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	32,293 (7.69% increase since 2010)
2010:	29,987 (11.54% increase since 2000)
2000:	26,884

Total Area:<3> 29.03 sq. miles [75.2 km²] - of which 7.96% is water (2.31 sq. miles [6 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 13,685

Websites for Dover

Official Website: www.ci.dover.nh.us/

Chamber of Commerce: www.dovernh.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Dover:

Lat: 43.197700° (or 43°11'51" N)

Lon: -70.874000° (or -70°52'26" W)

USGS Topo Map: Dover West<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dover

GNIS ID: 873580

FIPS State / Place Code: 33 / 18820

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dover)

About Strafford County

The city of Dover is the County Seat for Strafford County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Strafford)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	130,716 (6.15% increase since 2010)
2010	123,143 (9.72% increase since 2000)
2000:	112,233

Total Area: 384 sq. miles [994.6 km²] - of which 3.91% is water (15.03 sq. miles [38.9 km²])

Housing Units: 51,697

Official Website: www.co.strafford.nh.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Strafford

GNIS ID: 873182

FIPS State / County Code: 33 / 017

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dover)

About New Hampshire

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,360,783 (3.37% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,316,470 (6.53% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,235,786

Websites for State of New Hampshire

Official Website: https://www.nh.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnh.gov/

Parks: https://www.nhstateparks.org/

Fishing & Hunting: https://wildlife.state.nh.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Hampshire

GNIS ID: 1779794

FIPS State: 33

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dover)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dover: www.ci.dover.nh.us/

The official website for Strafford County: www.co.strafford.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Dover. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Dover, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Dover.